📜 State park in Milford, CT, on Long Island Sound.
🔍 Features 297 acres of beach, dunes, marsh, and a bird sanctuary on Charles Island.
🏖️ Enjoy beaches, boardwalks, and sand dunes.
🐦 Excellent bird-watching opportunities, especially on Charles Island sanctuary.
🚶 Walk across a sandbar to Charles Island during low tide (seasonal).
🗺️ Explore trails for hiking and fishing spots.
⚠️ Sandbar to Charles Island can have dangerous currents and undertow during high tide.
🚫 Charles Island crossing is closed May 1 - September 9 for nesting birds.
🐾 Pets not allowed on beach or boardwalk.
🗑️ Area was a former dump site, soil analyses indicated heavy metal pollutants.
Check tides before walking to Charles Island.
Consult website for out-of-state parking fees.
Surf Chairs available free for accessible swimming.
💰 In-state vehicles FREE; Out-of-state vehicles $15 (weekdays), $22 (weekends/holidays), $112 (season pass).
🕒 Open daily, 8:00 a.m. to sunset.
Fees for out-of-state vehicles.
After-hours fishing parking available at end of Surf Avenue.
Portable toilets available.
Allowed on leash in picnic areas and elsewhere, but not on beach or boardwalk.
Boardwalk, parking, and portable restrooms are accessible.
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